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Burkstrand v. Burkstrand

Citations

  • 632 N.W.2d 206
  • 2001 Minn. LEXIS 556
  • 2001 WL 988017

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that district court’s failure to hold hearing within statutory' timé frame did not divest it of subject .matter jurisdiction over petition seeking order for protection
  • explaining that when statutory language is silent, courts consider other factors to interpret its meaning, including the statute’s purpose
  • rejecting an interpretation of statutory language that would “thwart its very purpose”
  • issue of whether trial court’s failure to comply with statutory time frame for holding hearing deprived it of subject matter jurisdiction reviewed as issue “capable of repetition, yet evading judicial review”
  • whether statutory time frame in domestic violence statute is subject matter jurisdictional

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Judges: Blatz, Gilbert

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